The demand for a machine part S is 100 units. Each unit of S requires 1 unit of T and 2 units of U. Each unit of T requires 1 unit of V, 2 units of W, and 1 unit of X. Finally, each unit of U requires 2 units of Y and 3 units of Z.
One firm manufactures all items. It takes 2 weeks to make S, 1 week to make T, 2 weeks to make U, 2 weeks to make V, 3 weeks to make W, 1 week to make X, 2 weeks to make Y, and 1 week to make Z.
a) Construct a product structure. Identify amount of each component needed for one unit of final product S?
b) How many units do we need for each component (T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z) to make 100 units of S?
c) How many weeks does the complete production process last?